Couples like this absolutely INSPIRE me to be better. A better wife, a better mom, a better friend, and a better christian. Every life has bumps and turns and unexpected road blocks. It’s not IF you encounter these that makes your life good or bad, successful or unsuccessful, happy or sad, easy or hard. What […]

First of all I want to give a shout out to this wonderful family for being so awesome and FLEXIBLE with the session. We had a little set back but were able to switch locations and they were SO fantastic!! And just for kicks and giggles I want to share how long in coming this […]

Not all roads are paved with ease some have pot holes and fallen trees so we find it easier to jump off and make our own way. Others are seemingly paved with ease, but we still choose somehow to try and make our own way through the brush with choices we make. No one knew […]

“Motherhood is a choice you make everyday.” “Mothers never retire, no matter how old her children are, she is always a mom, always willing to encourage and help her children in any way she can” If there ever were two truer statements about motherhood I don’t know what they would be. Mothers are like nothing […]

One of the worst things about being a portrait photographer is also one of the best. Meeting people. I say it’s one of the worst because from the start of a session to the end of the session, most times I feel as if we have become family. I get to know each member of […]

When you think back to your golden middle school and high school years what is the first thing that comes to mind? The work? All the knowledge you gained? Fabulous teachers? The smell of the locker room? All of these things may come to mind but they aren’t what comes to mind first for me. […]

Pottery has always been fascinating to me. It’s amazing how the various elements of simple dirt and water creat clay when pressure is applied. That clay is then placed in the hands of the potter who creates a tedious, beautiful, unique, one of a kind vessel using care, patience, and pressure. As beautiful as this […]

What an absolutely sweet and beautiful family! Despite not being 100% thrilled to be in front of a camera, these kiddos did absolutely AMAZING. They were such a joy and made my job EASY! All three kiddos as well as mom are absolutely beautiful and I could have just kept shooting! (Probably why I may […]

What a beautiful time of the year to thank Mom for what she does all day every day. If there was ever a job that doesn’t get thanked enough it was being a mom. I knew this BEFORE I became a mom and I see even more now how much I don’t thank my mom […]

Sometimes in life you are fortunate enough to come across a person or a family that makes you think “They can’t be real” but lo and behold… they are. My husband and I have been fortunate enough to be blessed with such a family since before they were actually a family! It is hard to […]